Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 18, 1923, Page 1

(7 pow ' Weather Forecast WYOMING — Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Not much change in temperature. OLUME VIL. The Caspr a CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923. r Daily Crime FINAL ; EDITION NUMBER 267. MANY PERISH AS TYPHOON STRIKES HONGKONG SAN PEDRO FIRE LOSS IS FIXED AT MILLION Flames Still Raging In Underground Oil Storage Basin But Danger of Disastrous Spread Is Past; Sudden Shift In Wind All That Can I ncrease Destruction % Z SAN PEDRO, Calif., Aug. 18.—(By The Associated Press).—Estimated damage of more than $1,000,000 was caused by the oil fire on the property of the General Petroleum com- any here yesterday. Early today, with the burned area guarded by soldiers, firemen, po- fice and volunteer watchmen, the flames stil] burned, but were believed to have subsided beyond the danger of a further disastrous spread. fi The fire fighters were attempting to prevent the consequences of a possible sudden shift of wind. J. L. Martin, superintendent of pipe Unes for the company, expressed the | belief that the fire was of incendiary origin. It started from an explosion in a 500,000 barrel tank, which literally} boiled over into a sump hole and threatened the military reservation of Fort MacArthur, with its barracks, | batterle and great stores of ammuni-| ton, as well as a large residential itself out as a river of burning oll flowed down a canyon toward the| sea. While the tank was still burning, and after two or three hours in which the flames in the sump seemed to have been extinguished they flared up again in the hole, but firemen said the danger was not increased un- less a, wind blew in from the sea and| sent the flames toward a 55,000 barrel! unk of distillate not far away. Such a wind was not expected, al- “though it was possible it would not sct in before late this afternoon and hopes were expressed that the fire would be extinguished in the sump hole before then. A force of 100 men was throwing a dyke across the head of a canyon just. below the great tank of oil, so that !f 1t again boiled over, the flam- ing “iquld could not flow into the residential district. Many hundreds of householders de- serted their homes last night and only ® few had returned to them early to- day. WESTERN TARIFF MEET 13 CALLED AN GOVERNORS Governor Ross of Wyo- ming One of Eight to Join Movement. DENVER, Colo., Aug. 18.—A call for a western tariff congress, signed by eight western governdrs and many Producing organizations in the west, ‘was issued here today by the organ- ization committee of the Western Tariff association. The meeting will be held early in October, at a date to be fixed later. The call is signed by these gover- nors: William E. Sweet, of Colorado, Democrat; William R. Rass, Wyo- ming, Democrat; J. H. Hinkle, New Mexico, Democrat; Charles C. Moore, Idaho, Republican; W. H. P. Hunt, Arizona, Democrat; C. R. Mabey, of ‘Utah, Republican; Scrugham, Nevada, Democrat, Dixon, Montana, Republi- can. The non-partisan nature of the meeting is emphasized in the call, "wwhich says the purpose of the con- gress is “to provide a non-partisan forum for the discussion of public policies as they affect the progress and prorperity of western industry, especially with respect to tariff lev- fes.” Gov. Walton of Drive Right! Walk Right! The drive is on. The campaign of the Tribune and the automobile men of Casper against the reckless speeding motorist an@ the heedless careless pedestrian opens today and continues for one week, until Au- guet 25. It is hoped by the saner citizens of Casper that a week of concen- trated publicity and concentrated effort will result in a much smaller percentage of accidents in the fu- ture, Scores of letters have poured into this office, in which men and wo- men who have the interest of their city at heart have expressed their views upon the campaign and given ideas by which they believe tho en- forcement of safety in Casper in the future may be made a positive thing. They will all be published i nthe columns of the Tribune dur- ing Drive Right Week, and te!l bet- ter than anything else the true DAMAGE SUIT IS FILED BY MRS. STOKES CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—Declaring she has been the victim of defamation, Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes yesterday brought suit for $1,000,000 damages against her step son, W. E. D. Stokes, Jr., son of the New York millionaire hotel owner, W. E. D. Stokes, who named him and others in divorce pro- ceedings instituted against Mrs. Stokes some time ago. Cited as part basis for the action was a letter alleged to have been sent by young Stokee to his father end used by the latter as an affidavit n the divorce proceedings, in which indiscretions with Mrs. Stokes were admitted. The son did not testify at the divorce hearing, which will b« continued in the fall. Mrs. Stokes said she had given young Stokes every opportunity to retract his statement as untrye and that he had refused to do so. Hal C. Billig, Jr., Chicago rea estate dealer, and a relative of Mrs. Stokes, who was also named by Stokes senior, in the divorce suit, has sued Stokes for $50,000 damages. poco ah Sade tient MILLS BUS IS HELD UP $14; IS TOTAL LOOT George W. Williams, driver of the Mills bus, was held up at the point of a 45 automatic at 12:15 last night on the Casper Creek bridge and re- Meved of $14 in cash. Williams was Oklahoma Gets Threat Today OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug. 17. ‘An anonymous letter threatening Governor Walton unless troops are immediately withdrawn from Tulsa, was received at the executive offices today, according to an announcement from Aldrich Blake, the governor's counselor, BSR £1 EES THREE SLAIN IN WESTPHALIA LONDON, Aug. 18.—Three com- Tounists were killed and eight wound- ed in further fighting with tho police at Datteln, West Phalia, says a Ber- Un dispatich to the Central News. The communists attempted to hold ® meeting in defiance of the orders of the. local authorities. The ring leaders resisted arrest and fighting ensued. The dispatch said order has heen restored. making a return trip to Casper with no one in the bus when he was stopped by the stranger. The sheriff's office has a good de- scription of the stickup artist who was unmasked. He is reported to be about 22 years old. Casper People Join in Campaign to Prevent Accidents The Tribune's “Drive Right, Walk Right” campaign has the backing and encouragement of automobile dealers and the public in general. ‘This {s attested by the great number of testimonials being recetved, mant- testing a desire on the part of many to add thelr own bit in urging the public to more rigid observance of traffic rules. The following comment was re- ceived with)the opening of the cam- paign today and contains a wealth of advice. WYOMING OLDS ENDORSES CAMPAIGN, he following reached the Tribune offices from the Wyoming Oldsmobile | Safety Demands It| spirit of the people and the great neec} for traffic reform. There are men and women tn Casper who apparently hold human life very lightly. They are not criminals at heart, but thelr actions brand them as such. They need to do some real thinking. ‘This cam- paign is certain to make them think. It is hoped that this week will make better citizens of them all. Absorb these few simple rules, then read what your neighbor has to say: To the motorist — Watch your speed at all times. Stay within the limit. Don't .forget that arm signal when turning or stopping. Never venture out of the garage without food brakes. Keep your eyes ahead of you at all times. To the Pedestrian — Look both ways before crossing a downtown stret. Neyer cross a busy street in the middle of the block. Make up your mind, then go ahead. Do not “tantalize” a driver by remaining in his path as long as possible. Above All Drive. right! Walk right!" Flood Relief Is Contributed SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 18.—Ap- proximate'y $31,000 has been contri- buted by Utah citizens for relief work in the flood area in the northern part of the state, it was announced here last night. The goal set by Governor Mabey !s $75,000 which is expected to be reached by Monday. Every bank n the state is serving as a depository for the relief contributions. | LATE FLASHES | NEWPORT, R. I, Aug. 18.—A new name will be engraved upon the Ca- sino cup as a result f today’s match between Harvey Snodgrass of Los Angeles, and Howard Kinsey, of San Francisco, finalists !n the invitation singles awn tenn's tournament. Kinsey won 6-4, 4-6, 9 MESSINA, Sicily, Aug. 18.—(By The Associated Press —Slight earth shocks were felt early today but caused no damage of any importance. The pop- uation, which has been camping in the open air since the slight disturb- ance on Thursday afternoon, was con- siderably alarmed. Aug, 18.—(By The Asso- clated Press-.—Eamon De Valera, the republican leader, who was arrested at Ennis on Wednesday when he ap- peared to address a political meeting, arrived in Dublin early this morning under the escort of national troops. He was taken to the Military barracks to be transferred later to Mount Joy prison. DUBLIN, HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 18.—The gasoline retail price was cut from 19 to 18 cents here today. Companies declared it was not a price war but thethe result of accymulated stocks. NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—(By The As- sociated Press)—Marie Wainwright, who supported, as leading woman, Booth and Salvini in thelr notable starring tour of 1888, died yesterday in Scranton, Penn., according to word recelved here today by the Actors Guild. FOUR DEADIN COAST CRASH | LOS ANGELDs, Aug. 18, — Four Persons were killed and one was sey- erely injured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck to- day by a Pacific Electric train. The dead were two men. a woman and a boy about four years old. ENGINE AND CARS DITCHED PUEBIA, Colo., Aug. 18.—A freight engine and ten cars were derailed at Texas Creek, on the Denver and Rio Grande Westerns railroad about 5 o'clock Saturday morning, where the track {s believed to have been under- mined by the recent storms. Four cars loaded with merchandise were rolled down the bank into the Ar- kansas river. No one was injured. All trains from the west are behind the wreck and will be delayed from 10 to 12 hours. QTATE RANGERS ORDERED OUT T0 GUNG FLOGGINGS Texas Governor Launches Program to Curb Late Attacks, Report. AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. Governor T. W. Davi steps to quell reported floggings of citizens in two additional Texas towns. A detachment of state rang- ers was ordered to Port Arthur where two citizens are reported to have been kidnaped last night. An investiga- tion was instituted into the whipping Wednesday night of Lonnie Davis, farmer, at Iowa Park, near Wichita Falls, and rangers probably will be ordered to inquire into the affair, Davidson stated. ‘Rangers already are at Amorillo and have made ar- rests in connection with the flogging Tuesday of B, E, McDonald, railroad 18.—Acting m today took laborer, WICHITA FALLS, Tex. Aug. 18. —Investigation, authorized from the state executive offices at Austin, into the flogging of Lonnie Davis, was awaited today by Z. W. Davis, brother of the stricken victim, and by his father, an elderly farmer. Davis, stripped of his clothing, was beaten with, a wet rope by five un- masked men near Iowa Park Wedne: day night, his skin torn open in a number of places, and his body blackened by welts and lacerations. Today his condition was critical. FILM STAR TO MARRY LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18.—Colleen Moore was married here tonight to John Emmett McCormick, western soe a tative of Associated First Na- tional They obtained a marriage license yesterday when Miss Moore revealed that her true name was Kathleen Morrison, that she was the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. C. R. Morrison of Los Angejes, and that she was 20 years old. Mr. McCormick gave his age as 30. They will have only a brief honeymoon, because of picture work ahead of Miss Moore. pone <a acl MADRID.—The Moorish _ tribes- men in Morocco have launched a general attack on the Spanish posi- tions between Tizziazza and Afrau, reports a dispatch from Melilla to the Heraldo de Madrid. Tho fight- ing was reported fierce and many natives were killed. [ROAD REPORT Reports received at the third dls- trict office of the State Highway De- partment at Casper, up to 10 a. m. Saturday, August 18, indicate the fol- lowing road conditions: State Highway Route Number 11— Yellowstone Highway is reported good from Cheyenne to Orin except some detours near Cheyenne. From Orin to Casper good, then excellent be. tween Casper and Shoshoni except a short stretch through the heavy trafy fic just west of Casper and about a half mile of soft road near Hell's Half Acre. ‘The trail from Shoshoni to the foot of Birds Eye is very fair traveling. Birds Eye Pass ts rough but easily passable for cars in good condition and not overloaded. Ther. mopolis to the, Park good. State Highway Route Number 81— Shoshoni-Lander road, This road washed very badly just west of Teapot Creek in the cloud burst last Tuesday night. It took out the temporary bridge at Teapot and Kirby Draw bridge on the Northwestern. Repairs were made on Teapot bridge by Tues- day night as the bridge was cabled in such a way that it floated around high and dry on the bank and was easily gotten at for replacement. With the exception of this cloudburst area this road is good all the way through and this should be in its usual good qondition by Satumay night. a State Highway Route Number 80— Rocky Mountain Highway. This road is generally in very good condi- tion all the way from Lander to Yel- lowstone Park. The thirty miles across the Continental Divide is in excellent shape and should continue throughout the remainder of the sea son. State Highway Route Number 7i— Salt Creek-Sheridan road. good over Pavement for about four miles from center of town then extremely rough for about 1 miles. From that point on, while the road is rough, it 1s pos- soble to make fair time to the Salt Creek ofl fields, After passing throug the district of the heavy oll field traffic the road ts good to Sher- idan. State Highway Route Number 41— Orin-Lusk-Van Tassell. The clou® burst storm on the 14th did con- siderable damage to this highway. ‘Some”bridges which haf beer: in pater for many years were washed out, water going over the bridges 10! «| 15 feet deep. Detours were necessary for a few days and there are short detours immediately around two of the bridges. Cars can now go through on the right of way without much difficulty. It will be neces- sary to build four new permanent bridges between Shawnee and Man. ville. As the bridges in place had been in many years, little actual loss was suffered. State Highway Route Number 30— Lusk-Neweastle road. from Lusk to Cheyenne River Bridge, then rough and under construction to Newcastle. Mule Creek to Edgemont good. REPORTED KILLING OF U.S. MARINES IS NOT CONFIRMED Mandell Case Postponed By Denver Court DENVER, Colo, Aug. 18. — The hearing on habeas corpus proceedings brought by Maurice Mandell, hel¢ un- der $250,000 bond on charges growing out of the wrecking af the Hibernia Bank and Trust company was post- poned in the Colorado supreme court here today until Monday next. Representatives of the district at- torney’s office told the court they had not had time to prepare their cases and asked the continuance, Mandell fs asking release from jail, contending the heavy bond demanded is a viola- tion of his constitutiona) rights, ——————— HOUSTON, Tex.—After defying the efforts of 150 fire fighters for more than 24 hours, the fire which was started by lightning In the Humble Ol] and Refining company at Webster burned itself out. as thelr contribution to » to make Casper a safer city for everybody: “The ‘Tribune ‘Drive Right’ cam- paign is a very commendable move. Through your paper you can educate drivers and pedestrians to be careful in approaching and crossing street intersections. You can point out the danger to pedestrians in crossing in the middle of streets. You can also drive home the great danger of driv- ing cars at excessive speed through the streets in the residence sections of town where a great many sma! children aro always playing. fours very truly, “Wyoming Oldsmobile Co. “R. T. Kamman, Pr PANAMA, Aug. 18.—(By The Associated Press).—The sudden departure of the United States cruiser Rochester, flagship of the special service squadron, with Rear Admiral John H. Dayton on board, is said here to be the result of a is expected to follow her. silent, it is reported 17 American mar. ines have been killed in Santa Do- mingo. There is no confirmation, however, from any source. WASHINTON, Aug. 18.—(By The Associated Press)—No word of an up- rising in Santo Domingo or of cas- ualties among American marines there has been received by the Amer- {ean government, Neither has the navy department been advised of the departure of the cruiser Rochester from Panama. Ordinarily details of the movement of naval vessels in reported uprising in Santo Domingo. Though the naval authorities are The cruiser Galveston those waters are not reported to Washington, but in view of the news dispatch recelyed today from Panama the department immediately asked for information through official chan- nels, Marine corps headquarters also sent an inquiry to Santo Domingo. Officers on duty at the headquarters were inclined to believe that had there been an uprising of the serious character reported, word of it would have been sent promptly to Washing- ton and would have reached here be- more the Rochester could have been notified | PEDESTRIANS LUCKY, | OLD-TIMER SAYS, Among the many received at the offices of the “Drive Right” campaign wi is*one from a yeteran of the old Indian trails, “Safety Editor: Kindly Jet me know through the columns of your paper if any traffic rules exist in Cas- per by which an elderly gentleman has to make a greyhound or a jack: rabbit out of himself in order to safely cross almost any Casper street. I will venture to say that this town {has the queerést regulations in re- gards to traffic of any town in the entire western country. It is cer tuinly a wonder that a dozen or mi not killed here ev day, communications when the main streets are continually being used by narrow minded joy riders and unskilled saphead drivers. “I have been operating between Wyoming and California since 1888, #0 I believe I know what I am talk- ing aoout, “Yours very truly, “J, I. Carson, *¥ormer Western Stockman and Oregon ‘Trailer.” “STOP, LOOK, LISTEN” SAYS P. ©, LOVELAND, “"Drive right! Walk right! is a slogan that should always be in the mind of an automobile driver or a person crossing the street,” says P. C United States Cruiser Said to Have Been|| Fair Weather Rushed to Scene of Uprising In Santo Domingo; News Lacking Forecast For Coming Week WASHINGTON, Aug. 18—Weath- er outlook forsthe week beginning Monday. Northern Rocky Mountain and plateau region: Normal tempera- ture, generally fair except that lo- cal thunder showers are probable in elevated regions, Southern Rocky Mountain and plateau regions: Normal tempera- ture, generally fair except scattered local thunder showers are probable, Pacific states; Normal tempera- ture, generally fatr but with proba- bility of occasfonal showers on the Washington coast ak 6 oe a SE CALEXICO, Calif—A group of bandits raided a number of ranches Thursday night and escaped across the border into Mexico with loot Very good) SEVERAL SHIPS SWAMPED; BIG LINERS SAVED Heavy Loss of Life Feared Including, Crews of Vessels Sent to Bottom; ' Rescues Impossible In Storm iu HONGKONG, Aug. 18.—(By The Associated Press). | Heavy loss of life is believed to have been claimed by a ty- |phoon that struck the harbor here at 9:20 o’clock this morn jing, sweeping the waters into a seething menace that flung )Several ships into their depths and tossed others into havens ‘of refuge. Many Europeans were among the victims, it is | feared. }of the gallant attempt by a Party The British submarine L-9 and the} ashore — comprising sanitary and steamer Ming Sang, of British regis-| revenue officers, a Norwegian sew itry, sank in the harbor. Only one} man and one Chinese—to rescue the sailor is known to have been saved! crew. While the storm was at its from the submarine and there are| height they volunteered to improvise but two reported survivors from the/a life line with a rope at the pler-head Ming Sang, both European officers.| and to carry it out to the sinking With harbor communications para-| vessel. lyzed, it was impossible early this At this moment 12 of the officers afternoon to form an timate of|and crew of the ship could be seen | the number of lives lost and the! on the poop deck. The next moment | damage caused. In the city business| the Ming Sang keeled over. The had been suspended and police and! crew, washed overboard, clung to | soldiers were massed along the water wreckage, but a strong tide carried | front. the men away to their doom. Thus It was the worst storm experienced! the second effort to save them was tory warnings, ocean going steamers) Appalling casualties were averted and small craft sought shelter last|by the Manila observatory’s timely night. Bomb fire signalized the ap-| warning last night of the approach ing. Within an hour the wind was - se blowing with hurricane force and the| , harbor was tempestuous. P The steamer Ming Sang whistled| long blasts of distress. A. Blue Funnel| tow boat made an heroto attempt to running sea made the rescue impos-| F sible, and the Ming Sang went down. Except for the two officers reported) | perished. The Ming Sang, owned by the Indo- |China Steam Navigation company,| i The British submarine L-9, parting| from her moorings, drifted westward| and sank off Hongkong Club. One John L Lewis Lea , ves for small yacht buoy until another buoy A tic Ci ° was thrown from the endangered tlan| (ey City J Japanese steamer Ginyo Maru and to Jom safety. The Ginyo Maru and another vessel, the Sekino Maru, had drifted) wmw YORK, Aug. 18—John Tex president of the United Ming Maru was brought up alongside a) workers of A. pier, to which she was able to moor| date ty tne erica, and his asso: negotiations left for Atlantic City to- toward the royal naval yard sea wall,| aq. y to continue confere: west ane grounded astern, slightly! nara coal operators. pase ed. j The lner Empress of Australia) start aond cleared from the whart at Kowloon,| biying to the United Sites Geet nore @ suburb, last night, moored in mid-| mission's demand for further patlere, typhoon. thi tors have agreed to “earn- Tho French mail liner Andre Lebon| estly endeavor to reach en aereemant was swept, dragging her anchors, alt. september 1 Cen ibira fouling the Empress of| mission of which John Hays Ham- | Australia, mond is chairman, refrained from When the terriflo wind atruck the| expressing overoptimism as to the here since 1906, Following observa-| frustrated. proach of the storm center thia morn-| of the typhoon. |reach the stricken vessel. The high saved," all aboard’are believed td have} was of 1,650 net tonnage. sailor swam away, holding fast to a the British blue jacket pulled to In Parley. from their moorings. The Sekino| rewis, undamaged. ‘The Ginyo Maru drifted) “.t*8 in the anthracite mine wage The resumption of negotiations will stream and successfully outrode the| union officials and representatives ot considerable distance, and came pertl-| “yreanwhile members of the com: | shore, big trees were uprooted, and) prospects of keeping the mine operat. |in several places, flung against the | boundary walls, which collapsed. In the business district sign boards were | blown to bits and wall hangings were torn off. ‘Telephone cables were blown down.| Tramway services were suspended. | It 1s not known how Kowloon fared |as ail communication with that port was cut off. ing after that date. President Cool- idgo, {t was said, would be apprised f the results of the conferences nere. In a letter pointing out that “the public mind {s beginning to be seri- ously alarmed over the question of whether there {s to be another sus pension of anthracite mining Septem- |ber 1,” Mr, Lewis and Samuel D. Several more casualties were re) Warriner, chairman of the operators’ ported later in the afternoon, | policy committee, were asked whether The British naval oil tanker Karki, they could reach an agreement on a @ naval tug and the Chinese-owned| new wage contract before September steamer Haldis went ashor la The roof of the Victo: was} damaged seriously, Several houses were partially unroofed. One Chinese Jail The commission also sought to |learn the attitude of each party on the general preparation of keeping house collapsed, and two bodies were| tne minew operating after that time recovered from the debris, @ motor even though the terms of the pro- valued at $10,000, Loveland, manager of the Equipment company. “If the old railroad sign, Look and Listen!’ were observed, we would not read nearly every day of some fatal accident where from one to six or seven persons have been killed or maimed for life, and if we ‘Walk Right and Drive Right’ the daily accidents will be redu minimum, “Just yesterday I saw a driver make a left hand turn in the middle of a busy block on Center street, and enter the ‘Exit’ driveway of a garage. Only through the presence of mind of two other was a collision averted, Thi du te ignorance of regulati rivers elthe Auto, ‘Stop, | ped to al car w buried under beams blown | Hosed new contract still were un- from the house, The lowest point| tia reached by the barometer was 28.66. At 1013 a m. the wind blew 130} miles an hour—said to be a world’s 2 record, after: that tho barometer rose | AZ Citor of Type rapidly, | An eye witne to the sinking of the Batht steamer Ming Sane tla, JOUrNAL Scored : In Convention ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 18.—One of the bitterest party fights of the pres- ent convention was started here ‘cussedness’ and we have-considerable when I ate Fischer, of Oakland, of both In Casper.” Calif,, member of the laws committee, “Had the brakes of either of the| charged Secretary-Treasurer J, w. ltwo cars failed to work, there would| Hays, of the International Typo- have been a smash-up, and thac| graphical Journal, official onan of lbrings to mind a discussion I over-|the union, used his editorship “for | heard in which two mechanics w political purposes” and fer “adva! discussing the most important parts|tages to the party of the other side, of a car. When the subject seeme The charges of the Oakland delegate. exhausted, the town ‘fool’ said: ‘You! followed introduction of a resolution have talked about how fast she can|by Mr. Fischer proposing that con go, and how easy she is to start, but| trol nd editorship of the jour be | when I ride in one of the darn things,| taken from Mr. nd@ placed un- }I want to know. how soon sho r the direct © en ecu stopr"’ il, compe t | “Do you have your brakes inspect Howard, Second Vice Presi: ed dn Page Four.) can | Charles P. ‘otter, Thir secre.